Absolute path changes into relative path

[CGID]

Hello collegues,

I'm an unfrequent user of Flare (3.1) and have the following problem that I cannot solve by reading the Help.
In Flare I enter an absolute path (what my customer wants) and after generating the HTML-files that path is changed by Flare into a relative path.
Can anyone tell me if this is Flare (bad luck) or can I do something about it to avoid Flare from this behaviour and that Flare leaves it as I want it?
Please no technical answers, because I am a information designer (outsites of applications, no source).

Example:
In Flare I link the file 'pijl_start.jpg' to 'file:///F:/Klanten/2009/CGID/Content/Portal/image/pijl_start.jpg'. (file:/// is added by the system)
In the HTML-file it is presented as: <img src="../../image/pijl_start.jpg"
The path I expect it to show is: <img src="CGID/Portal/image/pijl_start.jpg"

Because I found out that normally the path behind the folder 'Content' is added in the string, but it seems to be cut off on a maximum of one level.
I avoud the standerd folders like Resources etc. because my customers cannot handle this strings.

So after this explanation the question: Is there a setting in Flare I overlooked?

Best regards,

Cees Geuze
Netherlands
http://www.cgid.nl
info@cgid.nl

[KevinDAmery]

First off, are you making HTML help (in other words, a CHM file) or WebHelp (in other words, a number of HTML files, images, etc.)? This forum is for CHM files, which is why I'm asking: if you are making a CHM, whether the path is relative or absolute doesn't matter because everything gets compiled into the CHM and is self contained.

(If you're actually talking about Webhelp that isn't a problem - I'm just trying to make sure we all know what we're talking about.)

[CGID]

Hi Kevin,

I'm talking about WebHelp (in other words, a number of HTML files, images, etc.)!
And as the group was called Microsoft HTML Help, that is just what I'm generating. So I thought I was in the right board.
Can you advise me what board I should attend to..?

Thanks,

Cees

[KevinDAmery]

Microsoft HTML Help is what produces a CHM (the extension stands for Compiled HTML).

The forum you are looking for is here:

http://forums.madcapsoftware.com/viewforum.php?f=9

[NorthEast]

I would raise this as a bug.
https://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx

Flare does change 'file://...' links to images on the C: drive to relative paths.

I would understand it doing that for files inside the project folders (inside 'Content'), but it also does it for files outside the project. When you build a project, Flare will tell you that the link points outside the project, but yet it still converts the absolute link to a relative link - if it left it alone then the link would actually work (on your own PC at least).

Anyway, I think the only way to get an absolute image link to work is to store the image on another drive (anything other than C: should work), or on a webserver (i.e. use an 'http://' link).

[JasonSTI]

Could you try using javascript to insert the link, so that it is added when the HTML is rendered, rather than when the CHM is compiled?

<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
document.write('<img src="file:///F:/Klanten/2009/CGID/Content/Portal/image/pijl_start.jpg" />');
-->
</script>

Not sure if that would work, but would be a start. I havn't worked with loading images remotely like that.

If it is just a file you want to open the the drive, that's easier. Use a HTML Object and change the link to a hhClick() script.

<OBJECT id="aOpenFile" type="application/x-oleobject" classid="clsid:adb880a6-d8ff-11cf-9377-00aa003b7a11" codebase="hhctrl.ocx#Version=4,73,8412,0">
<PARAM name="Command" value="ShortCut" />
<PARAM name="Text" value="Text:Shortcut" />
<PARAM name="Item1" value=",FILENAME.EXT," />
</OBJECT>

<a href="javascript:aOpenFIle.HHClick()">Shortcut Text</a>

Just things to try.